Busy European airport issues update after hundreds of cancelled flights
Berlin Brandenburg Airport has provided an update following a day of strike action which saw some 57,000 people affected.
The major European airport was shut down on Wednesday due to strikes with 445 flights cancelled, affecting thousands of passengers.
The disruption came as service workers from Verdi decided to stage industrial action over an ongoing pay dispute, which affects 2,000 staff.
Berlin Brandenburg Airport has provided an update following a day of strike action which saw some 57,000 people affected. Pic: Hannibal Hanschke/EPA/Shutterstock
Among the staff striking are fire services, air traffic control and terminal management.
Services such as ground handling and security checks at the German site are run by external providers, who are not involved in the strike, however it was still deemed impossible to continue maintenance of flight operations on Wednesday.
A statement from the airport confirmed that ‘all passengers were informed in good time by their airlines.’
On Wednesday, several tens of thousands of travellers were affected, with airlines including Easyjet, Ryanair, Aer Lingus and British Airways involved at the German airport. Pic: Ryanair
They added that passengers did not attend the airport on Wednesday, and were rebooked on flights or offered alternative travel options.
On Wednesday, several tens of thousands of travellers were affected, with airlines including Easyjet, Ryanair, Aer Lingus and British Airways involved at the German airport.
On Wednesday evening, the airport provided an update taking to X to confirm flights would resume ‘as normal’ on Thursday.
Union members protest in front of Berlin Brandenburg Airport. Pic: Hannibal Hanschke/EPA/Shutterstock
‘Find tips for planning your trip on our website and in the BER App,’ they added.
Flights seem to be running smoothly from the airport on Thursday morning with departures and arrivals all going to plan.
Berlin Brandenburg Airport sees an estimate of 80,000 people pass through its terminals on a daily basis, with hundreds of flights arriving and departing the airport.
On Wednesday, flight tracking site Flight Radar showed a comparison of Berlin Brandenburg on the day of strike action compared to the week previous.
The strike action comes as part of wider public-sector unrest in Germany, with the next round of pay talks with unions set to to place next Wednesday, March 25.
